Senior Project Director and Co-Director of the Social Work Innovation Lab Bethlyn Vergo Houlihan leads initiatives that spark interdisciplinary systems innovation to advance humanistic and equitable services inclusive of public health social work. Her work involves guiding program leaders in strategic systems-level improvements, building capacity in health and social systems…

Program Manager Caroline Parker provides project management and oversight for a federally funded multi-site evaluation of a housing intervention for people living with HIV. Caroline assists with the creation of the evaluation plan and data collection instruments, provides sites with evaluation technical assistance, and manages the Institutional Review Board process…

Prof. M. Emilia Bianco is a researcher and educator specializing in gender, mental health, human rights, and social justice. She has worked internationally implementing economic development programs and research with women affected by structural inequality and violence. In the United States, she has developed a humanitarian initiative and a research…

Appointed Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health and Paul Farmer Professor of the Practice in 2023, Dr. Tami Gouveia has extensive experience as a leader in social work and public health, policymaking, and change management. Throughout her 25-year career, she has used her expertise to…

Christina S. Lee is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Boston University (BUSSW), faculty director of the Health Equity Research Lab, and addiction faculty at BU’s Grayken Center, Boston Medical Center. Her research bridges the areas of intervention science, addiction psychology, and health inequities. By focusing…